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R5, 54'
Epoxy & Carbon & Electric & Fun

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Main Particulars

• LOA 54 ft

• LWL 52 ft

• BOA 25.5 ft

• Light Displacement approx. 11.3mt

• Max Displacement approx. 14mt

Construction

• Gurit foam core epoxy construction with significant carbon reinforcement in all high load areas and bulkheads. Post cured as single structure.

• Fully faired and painted interiors (light weight, low maintenance and noise free)

• Hand built natural bamboo timber cabinetry and finishes.

• 4.3 m Carbon dagger boards in self adjusting bearing system (can be raised and lowered under load from the cockpit, most of the time by hand)

• Carbon Crossbeams and Longeron (unstayed)

• Alexseal Paint system

• Sea-Speed V10 X Anti-Foul (Environmentally Friendly Silicon Based / spray application)

• Flexiteek in the forward and rear cockpits as well as the huge stern scoops

Vessel Overview

• 3 cabins

o Owner side with Queen Berth and Huge Forward Bathroom and central tech spaces

o Guest side with Queen Berth Aft and Double Bunks Forward. Cabins share a central dual access bathroom with separate head and shower area.

o Salon table can be locked in a lowered position to create another bunk

• Huge Saloon with Apartment Sized Galley

• Forward Cockpit with double door access

o All Sailing Lines managed from central location

• Twin forepeak lockers with custom lids to allow for larger items (eg surfboards) both with independent bilge pumps/lights and the port side with access steps

• Incredible Sailing Performance

o High bridge deck clearance

o Modern Efficient Hull Shape

• Large dual opening sliding doors to rear cockpit

o Creates one open plan area with saloon

• Toughened glass saloon windows

• Pivoting Helm for optimal view for each point of sail

• Electric Propulsion / Regeneration

o Market Leader System – Torqeedo Deep Blue

o High voltage drives for greater reliability and efficiency

Propulsion

• 2 x 25kw Deep Blue Electric Drives

o Cruising Speed approx. 6knts (using under 10Kw of power in total)

o maximum speed approx. 10.5 knts.

• 42kwh BMW i3 High Voltage Battery with 9-year global performance warranty

• 9-inch Simrad system display

• Flex-o-fold 17-inch folding propellers

• Regeneration (Approximately 1kw per motor at 10knts)

• Fischer Panda 15000i Generator for extended range (Optional)

o 400L of Diesel Fuel Capacity

Steering System

• Jefa transmission steering system mounted in central wingdeck stiffener

• integrated high-capacity autopilot drive with 3 stage planetary system

• Jefa pivoting helm and wheel

• Jefa rudders, link bars, idler shafts

Sailing Systems

• Carbotec 21-meter carbon mast

o Main Halyard on rack tensioner

o Jib Halyard on rack tensioner

o Karver external furling halyard Lock for Code Zero

o Additional 2:1 Staysail halyard

• Carbotec Carbon Hayrack boom

o 4:1 in-boom purchase with single input and output lines

• Amare aramid upper and lower shrouds with bottle tensioners, dyform forestay and rod diamonds

• Antal Curved Track for Self-tacking jib with double ended sheet

• Longeron rack tensioner for tack lines

• 2 x Anderson variable speed Electric Winches

• Antal Line Driver to control traveller and dingy lift with rocker switches on mast and transom

• Spinlock Clutches throughout

• Antal Deck Gear throughout

• All sail controls led to forward sailing cockpit (incl daggerboards) for genuine single hand sail handling.

• Dyneema running rigging throughout

Sail Inventory

• Ullman Liteskin Fibrepath Square top main (92m2)

• Ullman Liteskin Fibrepath Self-Tacking Jib with Pro-furl Furler (42m2)

• Ullman BlueLine Code Zero with Karver Halyard Lock and KS5 Furler (96m2)

• Ullman Assym. Spinnaker with dousing sleeve (180m2)

• Ullman Storm Jib (12m2)

Navigation Electronics

The vessel has a complete B&G pack including

• 12 Inch B&G Zeus 3

• 3 x Triton 2 Displays

• B&G Halo RADAR

• B&G AIS

• B&G VHF with additional mobile handset

• B&G Autopilot

Galley

• Neff Electric Oven (60cm) with Slide and Hide Door

• Neff Induction Cooktop

• Vitrifrigo Double drawer 180 Refrigerator

• Vitrifrigo Double drawer 180 Freezer

• Fisher and Paykel Drawer Dishwasher

• Corian Benchtops

• Natural Bamboo Cabinetry (foam cored)

Comfort

• Airconditioning and heating – Individually controlled in each cabin and the saloon (4 units total)

o 24 BTU in the Saloon

o 12 BTU in owner’s cabin

o 9 BTU is each guest cabin

• 40-inch Integrated Samsung Smart TV

• Swiss mate memory foam mattresses

Electrical

All the electrical systems are integrated and controlled via the Torqeedo interface and include

• 2.4kw of semi flex solar panels with 2 MPPT Controllers

• 6 kW Inverter

• 9.9 kW Shore Charger

• 3 kW DC-DC converter

• 50 kwh of total battery capacity – can be used for propulsion, 24v systems or 220v house loads

• Multi-plug / USB Outlets Through-out

Water & Plumbing

• Schenker Smart 80 Low Volage Water-maker (80L / hour using only 400W)

• 400L of Freshwater Storage

• 2 x Tecma Silence plus Electric Fresh Water Toilets

• Whale Double Stack Fresh Water Pump – 24L per min

• John Guest Speed fit system

• Whale Bilge Pumps ( – with Auto Activation

• Whale Seawater Deck wash pump

• Hansgrohe Tapware

• Whale hot/cold transom Shower

Anchoring

• 35 kg Rocna Primary Anchor

• 9 kg Fortress Secondary Anchor

• Maxwell Windlass

• 100m 10mm galvanised anchor chain with bridle

Safety

• Goiot Escape hatches in the forward inner hulls (great for hull ventilation at anchor)

• Viking 8 person liferaft mounted on transom

• Epirb ACR globalfix

• Full suite of flares, lifejackets etc

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